Adjustable film-reel.



M. G. DBLANBY.

ADJUSTABLE FILM REEL. APPLvIoATI'oN FILED PEB. 21, 1914.

1,132,766. Patented Mar. 23, 191.5.

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ADJUSTBLE FILM-REEL.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL G. a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Detroit, in the county; of Wayne and .State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAdjustable Film-Reels, of which-the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawlngs..

In the use of films on the reels of moving picture machines, itfrequently happens that' because of the different lengths ofl thefi-lms,the reels are not' fully loaded and if the ordinary rim cover is used,theilm becomes loose and shifts while lthe reel is in shipgilit,frequently to the detriment ofthe The invention consists in the mattershereinafter more fully set forth and more particularly p claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view partially in side elevation andpartially broken away and in sectionof a form of reel that embodiesfeatures of the invention, and, Fig. 2 is a view of the rim thereof. v

'Referring 'to the drawi gs, a circularintervals around its periphery inwhich the tongues 5 of .guide lugs 6 are free to play. The inner ends ofthe tongues are secured to or integrally formed on the margin of aspring band 7. whose end portions overlap and are slotted to beadjustably-secured as by a thumb 'screw 8 o r the like.V The lugs 6 havesliding engagement against the plate 2 and. are provided with curvedobliquelydisposed slots 9 in which headed studs or Specification ofLetters Patent.' Application mea @February ai', 1914. serial No.8215,214.

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pins 10 of lthe adjacent. plate. have sliding engagement. The slots areenlarged at cor.- respondlng ends 4to permit the withdrawal over theheads lof the studs. Because of the disposition ofthe springfbandbetween the plates, it may be contracted or expanded as desired byloosening the thumb nut, so as to closely encircle a film that is rolledupon theV reel regardless of Whether the reel is com,-

pletely filled or not. This makes the device particularly adaptable forshipping purposes ias it prevents any chafing or wearing of the filmwhich` would occur of the lilm' were -not held closely wrapped aboutlthe .journal of the reel;

Obviously, changes in the details of construction may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, and I do' not ,care to limitmyself to any particular form and arrangement of parts except as setforth in the appended claims'.

I claim as mV invention 1. A- film reel'having side plates in spacedrelation, a spring rim with overlapped ends l lying vbetween themarginal portions of the plate, means for securing the overlapping .endsin adjusted relation, and lateral extensions on the rim in adjustablvinterlocked relation 'with one of the plates with one of the sides. f.

2. In a film reel havingside plates in spaced relation, a collapsiblerim lying between the plates, extensions integrally formed .on the rimin sliding interlocked relation with one of the plates, the end portionsof the rim lying in overlapped relation, `and means for securing theoverlapped ends gm adjusted position, the connections between the.extensions and contiguous plate maintaining the rim in substantiallyconcen- "tric posltlon.

' l 3.. In a yfilm reel having side plates in spaced relation, acollapsible rim with overlapped ends thatlies between the marginalportions of the plate, lateral extensions on the rim loosely-engagingmarginal ref cesss in oneof the side plates and having slidingengagement lwith the face of the plate, means on the latter platedetachably securing the plate and contiguous ortions of the rim, andmeans for securing t e overlapped ends in, adjusted relation.'

4. A film reel having a pair of side platesl in spaced relation, studson one of the plates, a collapsible rim with overlapped portions that,lies qbetween the plates, entensions'ot the rim' bent to have slidingengagement with the face of the plate and provided with oblique slotsengaged by the studs, and means for securing the overlapping endpoitions in adjusted relation.

5. ln a ilmreel having side plates .in spaced relation, a collapsiblerim of spring material having overlapped slotted end por-r tions, meansengaging the slotted end portions for securing them in adjustablerelation, lateral extensions of the rim bent to v loear against a faceof one of the plates with Siemen which they have sliding; engagement,and projections on the plate interlocking with i5 *guide slots onvtheextensions for defining the motion of. the rim and niaintaining itsubstantially in concentric relation in the MCHEL Gr. DELNEY.

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